Driving to Asheville
and Western North Carolina

Most visitors to Asheville and the mountains are either driving to Asheville from their hometowns in their own car, or they rent a car at the airport when they arrive. Before you decide on the best way to get to Asheville and the mountains, it helps to check out the driving distances in the chart below. Then you might want to consider flights to Asheville Regional Airport or other nearby regional airports before you choose driving to Asheville. That way you can pick the most convenient way to get here and the way that gives you the most time in Asheville and the mountains on your trip.

Driving to Asheville:
Travel distances between major cities and downtown Asheville

City

Miles

Kilometres

Atlanta, GA

188 mi

301 km

Baltimore, MD

508 mi

818 km

Birmingham, AL

331 mi

530 km

Boston, MA

923 mi

1500 km

Charleston, SC

259 mi

414 km

Charlotte, NC

122 mi

195 km

Chattanooga, TN

226 mi

364 km

Chicago, IL

660 mi

966 km

Cincinnati, OH

372 mi

594 km

Columbia, SC

153 mi

245 km

Columbus, OH

471 mi

758 km

Dallas, TX

962 mi

1548 km

Detroit, MI

626 mi

1007 km

Greenville, SC

59 mi

94 km

Houston, TX

1000 mi

1609 km

Jacksonville, FL

408 mi

653 km

Knoxville, TN

111 mi

178 km

Lexington, KY

265 mi

424 km

Louisville, KY

340 mi

544 km

Memphis, TN

494 mi

790 km

Miami, FL

749 mi

1198 km

Nashville, TN

288 mi

461 km

Newark, NJ

680 mi

1094 km

New Orleans, LA

677 mi

1090 km

New York City, NY

690 mi

1110 km

Orlando, FL

547 mi

875 km

Philadelphia, PA

628 mi

1010 km

Pittsburgh, PA

477 mi

767 km

Raleigh, NC

231 mi

370 km

Richmond, VA

346 mi

554 km

Savannah, GA

288 mi

461 km

St. Louis, MO

603 mi

970 km

Tampa, FL

585 mi

936 km

Washington, DC

467 mi

752 km

Winston Salem

146 mi

234 km

More Helpful Links:

WNC Driving Distances, a handy chart of driving distances between WNC Towns and Asheville and between Regional Airports and popular WNC Towns.

Asheville Regional Airport is small, friendly and easy to get around in, yet large enough to be serviced by major airlines and have big-time amenities . . . more . . .